History Of Hieroglyphics
In the making of hieroglyphics, if an egyptian thought that two letters sounded the same, what would they do to the symbol?
They would make the two letters the same symbol.
A person who writes on the walls of tombs and has to start training at six years old.
A scribe.
Hiero stands for:
The egyptian holy language
Where was the Sphinx built?
Giza Plateau
Why have most of the color on the Sphinx faded away?
Because of air pollution and water damage
A scribe is:
What is somebody who would write hieroglyphics?
Punctuation that the scribes would use.
what is None?
something the sphinx was carved out of.
What is Limestone
How long ago was the sphinx built?
4,000 years ago
How many tunnels were built into the Sphinx?
3 tunnels
Why did ancient egyptians like hieroglyphics original form?
They believed the gods gifted them with magical powers.
What plant did egyptians use to write hieroglyphics on?
Papyrus
How tall was the sphinx built?
66 feet tall
The sphinx represents:
Pharaoh Khafre
The year hieroglyphics became a language.
What was 5,000 years ago?
What direction do scribes write hieroglyphics in??
They can write it in any direction making them harder to read.
What pharaoh commissioned the sphinx while it was in function?
Pharaoh Khafre
What blocked off the tunnels in the sphinx?
Erosion
The year explorers found out how to read hieroglyphics.
What is the year 1799
If an egyption thought that a letter sounded the same as another letter, what would happen?
They would make it the same symbol.
What countries military used the Sphinx as target practice during WWll?
The German military
What body parts did the sphinx loss over the years?
Nose, royal beard